title: Hypnotherapy in a case of pruritus and Guillain-Barre syndrome.
abstract: A 24-year-old patient was treated using hypnotic intervention for extreme pruritus. With hypnotherapy the pruritus cleared. Six months after her final appointment she sought hypnotherapy for unexplainable increasing numbness and pain. With hypnotherapy she experienced temporary relief. Later a diagnosis of Guillain-Barre syndrome was made. Hypnotherapy appeared to improve muscle function temporarily in the acute stage of the patient's disease. Hypnotherapy to reduce the symptoms of Guillain-Barre should be investigated further.
authors.affiliation: Psychological Services, Inc., Annapolis, MD 21401.
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Sampson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003291:Conversion Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D011537:Pruritus / Q000628:therapy*